COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus City Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday to remove a requirement for the district to bus high school students, a move officials say could save the district millions in the future as it wrestles with looming budget shortfalls.

In a vote, all but one among board members present approved changing the district's policy language from "shall" to "may" so that grades 9–12 would no longer have to be guaranteed transportation. Instead, the board may choose to provide it.

“What we are doing now is just changing the language so that grades nine through twelve — the language would say the Board may transport students — using the option for the board to make that decision in the future, if it so chooses," said board member Sarah Ingles.

One board member, Dr. Tina D

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